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Ike Tears Up Caribbean

Homes wiped out on tiny island as ferocious storm heads for Bahamas

By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 7, 2008 6:49 AM CDT

(Newser) – A howling Hurricane Ike bent palm trees and ripped up hundreds of homes as it tore through the Turks and Caicos islands in the Caribbean early today. Up to 50% of houses in Grand Turk lost roofs or were completely destroyed by the 135 mph... Read full story »

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